SAT 3 vocabulary pretest

Many younger siblings use their older brother or sister as a/an __________ because they know their parents will fall for their puppy dog eyes when they blame someone else for what they did/ this is the antithesis of justice!

• lament

• malleable

• scapegoat

When my dog Brutus had to be put down, I had to take a day off to ____________ because I was so substantially melancholy.

• egregious

• malleable

• lament

Your excuse for not doing your homework is _______ and not legitimate because there is no way that aliens abducted you and returned you in time for class.

• egregious

• contemplate

• lament

It's a/an _____ lie that you're not using your phone; nobody stares at their crotch that intently in public, and then smiles.

• provocative

• lament

• blatant

We have all made _______ mistakes at one point or another in our lives; it's part of growing up!

• ludicrous

• malleable

• blatant

Senior girls love to wear _______ outfits during senior week because they love the negative attention from tight clothes and low necklines; they should just capitulate to the school rules!

• malleable

• assiduous

• provocative

Cookie dough is ________ because you can make Christmas cookies into any shape.

• provocative

• blatant

• malleable

Many students need to ________ their words before they say them out loud, so the intended meaning comes across, and they don't get reprimanded.

• contemplate

• lament

• scapegoat

You need to study ______ for the SAT, so you can get the score you need for the university of your choice. You should not take college entrance exams frivolously.

• provocatively

• assiduously

• blatantly

It is _______ to just start being aloof with your friend just because you're mad. You should communicate why you're upset rather than betraying them with the silent treatment.

• ludicrous

• treacherous

• egregious